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Biology

This page provides access to recommended resources for research in biology.

Finding Articles [help]

Biological Sciences - Abstracts & citations in the areas of biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, and ecology; some coverage of agriculture and veterinary science

AGRICOLA - Materials relating to all aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science

Biological & Agricultural Index - Leading publications in agriculture, biology, forestry, and ecology
Biology Digest - Citations and abstracts covering life-science information written in a non-technical style

BioOne - Biology and bioscience research journals

BioOne interface
CSA interface

MEDLINE For research in all aspects of medicine, dentistry, and nursing (FirstSearch interface, 1965 to date)
Plant Science - Citations and abstracts covering the areas of pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, techniques, and environmental biology
PubMed - Access to biomedical literature

TOXLINE - Abstracts and citations covering the areas of chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants and mutagens, and teratogens

Web of Science - Citation index for all disciplines (1977-present)

Finding Books

HopeCAT - Materials in the collections of Hope College Libraries and Western Theological Seminary
MeLCat - Materials in participating Michigan libraries
WorldCat - Materials in U.S. and international libraries

Online Reference Sources

Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America (2001)
Biology (2002)
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine (2005)
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer (2006)
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders (2005)
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (2006)
Oxford Reference Online - Biological Sciences
including: Dictionary of Biology (2000), Dictionary of Plant Sciences (1998), Dictionary of Zoology (2003), and others